'Underemployment' means
Aworking at very high wages
Bcomplete unemployment
Csomeone is employed but works fewer hours than they want, or below their capacity
Dhaving two full-time jobs
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. someone is employed but works fewer hours than they want, or below their capacity
1. Underemployment: a person works less than the time available to them.
2. Often called 'hidden unemployment' in rural India.
3. MGNREGA addresses this by guaranteeing supplementary work.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Understanding Economic Development, Ch 2 "Sectors of the Indian Economy"_
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